Thomas R. Carper: “I am a veteran, the last Vietnam veteran serving here, and I am especially appreciative of the work in that regard.”

I hope is that the issues we just discussed... we can keep at it today and see if we can't find a way to yes.

Not really. I have just come from the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, which is having a hearing on the Key Bridge, the bridge in Baltimore that was badly damaged.

We help make the rules for the country, and we do not do this by ourselves.

We are better off when we hear community concerns at the beginning of the process rather than at the end.